Promote Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings

Unit 10
Y/601/1437/Promote Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or
Children’s and Young People’s Settings
1.1 Explain what is meant by (a) diversity (b) equality (c) inclusion
a) Diversity
The term diversity encompasses respect and acceptance which means understanding that each
person is unique and recognise individual differences. It means appreciating and understanding
the interdependence of humanity, natural environment and cultures and practicing mutual
respect for experience and qualities which are different from own self.
b) Equality
Equality is about make sure that individual is provided with equal opportunities to grow
and develop and make the most of their talents and lives. The individuals who get equal
opportunity and are treated fairly are better able to contribute economically and socially to
the society and community as well as to improve prosperity and growth. It is a belief that
no individual must have poorer life chances due to what they believe, way they were born,
whether they have disability or where they come from.
c) Inclusion
The term inclusion is all about embracing societal ideology. In context of health and social
care and for children and young people setting, inclusion secure as opportunities to be the
part of community as well as develops a belongingness sense and become better prepared
for life in community.
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1.2 Describe the potential effects of discrimination
The potential effects of discrimination on the person is severe. It impacts emotionally and
physically to an individual as he or she may get injured. Due to Discrimination, an individual
may feel guilty, anxious, sad, depressed or guilty or may not have interest in doing any work.
Discrimination or harassment may also hurt an individual financially and socially because of
which the victim may feel broken or confused. Apart from this, the another effect of
discrimination includes the victim may have started to avoid people or feel hatred towards them.
This also may lead to lose the interest of an individual in his or her job or studies or in any other
thing. In children’s and young’s people and health and social care settings, it is very necessary to
ensure that no discrimination will take place, so that people can stay safe from the ill effects of

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discrimination.
1.3 Explain how inclusive practice promotes equality and supports
diversity
Inclusive practice is the approach that enable people to fully participate in the activities of
learning and depicts their strength and knowledge at assessment. It supports diversity and
promotes equality in children's and young's people and health and social care settings when staff
members are doing an activity like musical activity that involves all the people from all the
backgrounds, ages, ethnicities and races. For this reason, this inclusive practice supports diversity
as it involves people from all the backgrounds and ethnicities. When different types of people
work collectively in health and social care setting, then diversity takes place. Here, duty of
employees is to celebrate this difference through working in person centred approach that put in
people at heart on the process of care planning.
2.1 Explain how legislation and codes of practice relating to equality,
diversity and discrimination apply to own work role
In children's and young people's and health and social care settings, the codes of practices and
relevant legislations in relation to equality and diversity and discrimination includes the Human
Rights Act, 1998, the general social care council codes of practice and the Equality Act, 2010.
This codes of practices and legislation applied to my own work role as the determine the ways in
which I interact with other members of staff in health and social care settings. Equality act
protects the staff and wider society from discrimination. It brings together the previous acts
associated to equality and discrimination. Apart from this, human rights act helps in defending
the rights of people in United Kingdom and ensure that each individual is treated equally and
fairly with equal dignity and respect.